Hi Nada, Last week, the House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill that threatens to devastate healthcare in New York. While the bill is likely to change before reaching the White House, we’re preparing for significant cuts and coverage losses. At...
U.S. Mail Not for Sale!
Take Action before its too late! The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member would represent a fundamental...
WESPAC STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF TWO ISRAELI DIPLOMATS
WESPAC STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF TWO ISRAELI DIPLOMATSTwo Israeli diplomats were killed on Wednesday in DC. The suspect shouted “FreePalestine” when he was apprehended after the crime. WESPAC’s guiding principle is nonviolent resistance to oppression...
Building Community at the Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum
A wonderful short documentary film from Wilder Nicholson that captures the essence of the 2025 Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum. This footage gives us hope and joy in these dark and challenging times. We need to continue building community as we navigate our way to...
Zero Waste Task Force – Virtual Field Trip
We took a virtual field trip through different ways we can gather and compost food scraps. We heard presentations from Westchester Legislator Emiljana Ulaj, who is working to get compostable bags in grocery stores, Greystone Apartments in Yonkers, which collects food...
The Prison System Killed my Son
Dear Communities Not Cages coalition, Today, the father of Robert Brooks who was murdered by a swarm of prison guards at Marcy Correctional Facility published an op-ed in the Times Union calling for the passage of the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin...
Tribute to WESPAC
Hello everyone! Here is Andrew's fabulous tribute to WESPAC with a couple of graphic tweaks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrEb3fBmniY Thank you so much, and we look forward to celebrating with you at Red Hat on the River on June 10th! All details can be...
Andrew Courtney: Lifetime Achievement Award
Reminder that WESPAC will be honoring Andrew along with Proyecto Faro and the NY Caring Majority on Tuesday, June 10th! You can find all details here: ANDREW COURTNEY WESPAC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT By Doris Bittar Andrew's accomplishments in the...
Help Save the Bee Lab!
Action Alert! A Vital Bee Research Lab is Facing Imminent Closure Due to Federal Budget Cuts Here's a Quick and Easy Way You Can Help Today The US Geological Survey Bee Lab, led by eminent wildlife biologist Sam Droege, is facing imminent closure due to federal budget...
The Water Act
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/05/13/water-act-reintroduction-trump/ Thank you again for your support of the WATER Act! Sen. Sanders and Reps. Watson Coleman and Khanna have just reintroduced the legislation to fully fund our water infrastructure. Please...
WESPAC on Facebook
WESPAC Foundation has secured the screening rights to make the documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? available to our community for one day. This film is deeply personal to me. I was a high school student here in Westchester County at Horace Greeley when Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American civil rights leader and regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was assassinated by a bomb planted at his office in Santa Ana, California, on October 11, 1985. I remember how deeply disturbing it was to learn of his murder, and I remain profoundly shaken by the fact that, more than four decades later, no one has been brought to justice. Even more troubling is the history of suspects who were able to leave the United States without facing prosecution. For me, Alex Odeh’s murder came to symbolize something that Palestinians have experienced for generations: a devastating sense that those who take Palestinian lives can do so with impunity. That failure of accountability has continued to haunt our people, culminating in the mass killing and destruction we have witnessed in Gaza over these past several years. When violence against Palestinians goes unpunished, it sends a dangerous message that Palestinian lives are somehow less worthy of protection, dignity, and justice. I hope our WESPAC community will take the time to watch this important film with me on December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC, reflect on the decades of injustice it exposes, and recommit ourselves to the principle that every human life is sacred and that justice must never depend on one’s nationality, ethnicity, or identity.Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607
Come out on Sunday and support the Yonkers Sanctuary Movement!
Celebrating Community, Art, Music & Our Shared Commitment to JusticeThursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PMWESPAC Foundation77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607Dear WESPAC Friends, Members, and Community Partners,We warmly invite you to join us for WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members, an evening of community, reflection, inspiring art, live music, and renewed commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world.At a time when our collective voices, creativity, and solidarity matter so deeply, we look forward to gathering with old friends and new, sharing a meal, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities before us, and celebrating the extraordinary power of ordinary people to shape history. Full details at www.wespac.org